Welcome to the home of the R-P Technology PLC. The purpose of this Wiki is to provide a common space for staff members to find support for their technology integration efforts. The intent is for this space to become a source for discussion, support, and shared resources. You are invited to be a content contributor or a lurking reader. Suggestions for improving this resource to better meet your needs are always welcome.
Would you like to receive SMARTBoard monthly tips and how to's? Sign up for the free SMART Insider Newsletter. Click here to sign up.Recent issues have included directions for adding a link to a website from within a SMART Notebook lesson, directions for displaying a static object such as a timer on all notebook pages, and instructions for using the screen capture tool. There are also SMART lessons which can be adapted and modified for varying grade levels and recommended interactive websites.
Ideas for Using the SMARTBoard in Your Classroom
Use Document Camera to display textbook or other printed material for illustrative purposes or highlighting
Brainstorming
Take notes directly onto a PowerPoint presentation
Introduce or reinforce skills by using an interactive website
Create an electronic word wall
Vocabulary instruction
Save lessons for students who were absent
End each day by having students write one thing they have learned
Use highlighter tools for teaching grammar, steps in a process, similarities and differences etc.
Diagram activities
Use with existing software such as Kidspiration or Inspiration
Generate questions for research
SQRW and other reading strategies
Use images as story starters or to teach inference
Would you like to receive SMARTBoard monthly tips and how to's? Sign up for the free SMART Insider Newsletter. Click here to sign up. Recent issues have included directions for adding a link to a website from within a SMART Notebook lesson, directions for displaying a static object such as a timer on all notebook pages, and instructions for using the screen capture tool. There are also SMART lessons which can be adapted and modified for varying grade levels and recommended interactive websites.
Ideas for Using the SMARTBoard in Your Classroom